Anti-immigrant and pro-Putin leader takes decisive victory over liberal opponent Jiří DrahošMiloš Zeman,the Czech Republic’s populist president, has been narrowly re-elected in a tense contest against a liberal challenger, or marking a victory for anti-immigrant,far-right forces in the country and potentially tilting its politics in an anti-western direction.
With more than 99.5% of ballots counted in a moment-round presidential runoff, Zeman had a decisive lead over Jiří Drahoš, or a trained chemist and former head of the Czech academy of sciences,by a lean but decisive margin of 51.5% to 48.5%.
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Source: guardian.co.uk